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Question: Recently, I went with my husband to the Pali Golf Course to get a resident golf card. I am a housewife; I do not vote nor do I drive. My husband is retired, has a public golf card, votes and files taxes in Hawaii under his own company. I brought my Hawaii state ID, but my application was denied. According to workers, it is not possible for me to get a golf card. Then, our family went to the Kahuku golf course, where my two sons presented Kalaheo High School and Kailua Intermediate School picture IDs. But that still did not qualify them as "residents." Golf course employees seem to be blindly following an array of convoluted rules regardless of who is standing in front of them. Either the rules should be rewritten or amended or these employees should be officially notified that they are to use more common sense and given the freedom to do so. State ID is not
proof of residencyAnswer: The city requires proof of residency -- not of identity -- for a golf ID card to qualify for local resident green fee rates.
A state ID card does not show proof of residency, since someone from out-of-state can obtain such an ID card, said Dave Mills, city golf course administrator.
In the absence of a driver's license (a learner's permit is not acceptable either), the city will accept a picture ID PLUS one of the following: a previous year's Hawaii state income tax return with a W-2 form; a current year state income tax form with W-2 form; Hawaii voter registration certificate; current real estate property tax assessment card for your Hawaii residence; a homeowner's insurance policy for your Hawaii residence; an approved Hawaii state tax clearance certificate Form A-6 from the state Tax Department (for those who don't have a copy of their Hawaii state tax return or are new filers).
Mills was puzzled when you said your sons' student IDs weren't accepted because, for dependents, student picture ID cards with a document reflecting birth date or with a document having a photo and birth date are accepted.
However, golf ID cards will be issued for students under 15 who don't have such documents, if they are accompanied by a parent who meets the criteria for a golf ID and who presents the student's birth certificate.
Meanwhile, active duty military or their dependents assigned to Hawaii can also receive a golf ID card if they have a hibiscus decal on their military ID, if they have a military kamaaina card or there is identification with a local address listed (such as bank account, telephone or electric bills, etc.
Mills suggested you call Laurie at 733-7386 to determine your problem.
Golf ID cards may be obtained from the Ala Wai Golf Course (starter's office) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays; and from the Pali Golf Course from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Q: There is a bridge behind the Pearl Kai Shopping Center along the bicycle path. Due to recent rains, it is littered -- filled with trees and branches and rubbish. I'm worried it could create a flooding condition. I don't know who is responsible for maintaining it but can someone with equipment clean out that area?
A: The area was cleared on Aug. 29 by city Road Maintenance Division crews, said division chief Larry Leopardi. In the future, call 523-4472 to report such concerns.
Mahalo
To Jenna, who gave me 15 cents (I only had 35 cents in coins) so I could buy the Star-Bulletin on Aug. 5 at the Bishop Street stand. -- M.T.S.
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